“In primary phrases, whisker fatigue is just over-stimulation of the sensory system of the whiskers. What occurs when the whiskers are touched an excessive amount of, even whether it is primary brushing in opposition to meals and water dishes, is the cat’s mind will get an onslaught of sensory messages transmitted to their mind.” Dr Keyes from Cat Vet Tucson. A full article on this situation could be discovered right here.
So why do pet cats undergo from this? Nicely in nature their Whiskers are there to permit them to navigate their territory! A cat identifies if they’ll match by way of small areas or if there are obstacles shut up from the contact of their Whiskers.
And naturally a wild cat wouldn’t have a human servant present them meals in a bowl! They must hunt their prey and would eat it within the open with out their whiskers touching any arduous objects whereas consuming (or ingesting out of streams and rivers).
It’s one thing we had by no means actually considered till we seen that considered one of our cats would ignore her usually favorite meals! However what are the precise indicators to look out for?
- Refusal to eat or drink from their typical dishes
- Pacing in entrance of the meals bowls and meowing like one thing is incorrect
- Pawing at meals and water to try to pull it from the bowl
- Appearing extra aggressive round meals or treats when it’s given to them out of the dish
After studying about whisker fatigue we tried many several types of bowls however none of them appeared to be fairly proper till we discovered the Necoichi extra-wide bowls and likewise the extra-wide tilted bowls!
It’s not shocking that this bowl from Japanese firm Necoichi gained the first place within the World Pet Expo awards. Not simply does it handle the whisker fatigue drawback nevertheless it additionally addresses the difficulty of cats liking to eat from the center of the bowl! Due to its designed curve the meals naturally gravitates in direction of the middle avoiding the oh so widespread concern of a cat complaining that the bowl is empty whereas it’s nonetheless half full! 😉
Additional to this, the bowls are made from ceramic which avoids the widespread concern we noticed with huge bowls made from bamboo composite or plastic. With the bamboo composite or plastic irrespective of how arduous we cleaned them they result in the issue eater cat creating feline pimples because of the micro organism residing within the materials of the bowls we used previous to the ceramic bowls.
And lastly, the raised design simply makes it simpler for cats to eat in addition to cut back the chance of vomiting in cats which are susceptible to the latter!
“The usage of an elevated bowl permits gravity to help in shifting meals from the mouth to the abdomen. Cats with different consuming or swallowing issues might also profit from an elevated meals bowl.” Quote By
The additional-wide raised bowls now are available 7 fabulous designs from Necoichi and we’re very fortunate to have been capable of supply these for our on-line store alongside the remainder of the spectacular Necoichi vary. And till the tip of August you may get 12% off with the code Sakura (Low cost could be utilized in your basket / cart on the fitting hand backside aspect or as a clickable hyperlink on the highest of the checkout web page) in our on-line store.
The designs presently out there for this bowl are Traditional, Sakura , Trendy Sakura, Fuji, Vibrant Dots and Nala cat which options a picture of the manufacturers’ mascot Nala!
In fact, the model additionally has extra inexpensive normal sized and huge bowls in addition to water bowls for people who don’t essentially require the extra-wide bowl to keep away from whisker fatigue! This actually does rely on the scale of your cat and all of their bowls are whisker pleasant designed. Our three-legged cat Nubia is particularly happy about this because it makes it simpler for her to drink and eat always.
The complete vary could be seen right here. And don’t neglect to make use of the code Necoichi for 20% off.
And you probably have issues with spillage regardless of the particular lip design to minimise this within the first place… why not add a Necoichi eating tray!
Thanks,
Marc
